Recommended Titles and Treatises

Banking and Finance

Credit discrimination

by Alys Cohen. National Consumer Law Center. 5th edition. 2009.
518 pages. Updated annually.

This title provides an overview of federal law which prohibits not only intentional discrimination, but also practices that have a disparate impact on protected groups. Important statutes examined include the ECOA, Fair Housing, Civil Rights, and Community Reinvestment Acts, and state discrimination laws.